Improvement Project Manager – Submarines.

Job Description Job Title: Improvement Project Manager – Joint Reactor Team - Submarines Working Pattern: Full time Working location: Barrow-in-Furness / Hybrid (3 Days in office per week at BAES site in Barrow) We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to support the Joint Reactor Team on-site at BAE-Systems. You’ll be joining a fast-paced team challenged with turbo charging risk mitigation opportunities to ensure programme demands are met. Barrow in Furness is a town in Cumbria, in the North-West England at the tip of the Furness peninsula, close to the Lake District. Why Rolls-Royce? Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount. We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey. The Improvement Project Manager is based at the BAE Systems site in Barrow in Furness, with a team of engineers and project professionals from partner organisations. The role works daily with BAE Systems and MoD staff to deliver the Dreadnought class power and propulsion build and commissioning programme. We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference. This role brings with it a wealth of project and engineering challenges as well as the opportunity to significantly develop engineering knowledge of components, systems, manufacturing techniques as well as test and commissioning methods. What we offer We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts. Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week. What you will be doing Lead and manage the JRT Improvement Programme to deliver a wide range of improvements on the reactor build and commissioning programmes. Manage the overall programme to ensure that improvement ideas are captured, sentenced and prioritised appropriately and implementation is governed according to the Improvement Programme Management Plan (PMP). In this role you will be responsible for: Lead the Joint Reactor Team improvement programme to reduce time, cost or risk on the reactor programme. Maintain relationships with stakeholders across the enterprise to ensure the improvement programme is properly resourced and prioritised. Develop and manage improvement initiatives and business cases to gain funding and resources from the relevant enterprise partners. Manage any issues, risks and opportunities that impact the successful delivery of the Improvement Programme. Ensure benefits are registered and reflected in the relevant boat plans. Lead the JRT Improvement Board and represent the JRT at senior reviews with all enterprise partners. Who we’re looking for: At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles. Business priorities change rapidly, we’re looking for a manager with experience of adapting and pivoting to the changing landscape. Enabling delivery through timely and high-quality team activities is key to our success. We’re looking for an individual who is experienced in running effective project delivery teams. Building a capable, engaged workforce is critical to effective delivery. We’re looking for a leader who enjoys supporting, mentoring and developing our people to fulfil their potential. Strong network across submarines enterprise and ability to communicate and influence at all levels. Working knowledge of reactor and secondary systems and understanding of the key stages of submarine commissioning. Experience of Risk & Opportunity management and realisation of project benefits. We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential. You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national. Level C Closing date: 4/04/2025 Job Category Project Management Posting Date 20 Mar 2025; 00:03 Posting End Date 03 Apr 2025 Rolls-Royce pioneers cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to our planet vital power needs.